In 2016 Ireland commemorated the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising with nationwide events. Taking its title from Constantine Cavafy’s 1898 poem, ‘Waiting for the Barbarians’ the 2016 edition of EVA International, Still (the) Barbarians, offered a compelling reflection on the history and legacy of our colonial past and responded to the 1916 rising.

Curated by Koyo Kouoh, Still (the) Barbarians sought to investigate “the postcolonial condition of Ireland as a way to articulate artistic reflections, critical redefinitions, and political transformations”